tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post8799279893521403432..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: A thesis to read, a thesis to examine: what do you think?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-1399914020415005482013-02-07T10:12:14.098+00:002013-02-07T10:12:14.098+00:00A slightly belated congratulations to Eleonora!
I...A slightly belated congratulations to Eleonora!<br /><br />In response to Jeremy's thoughts on how to examine PhDs: I was told through the grape vine as a science PhD student (in the UK) that if one's supervisor allowed one to submit the thesis he would also give an informal thumbs up to the Examiners that it was worth a PhD. The viva can be very traumatic and mine was, though I passed it. My supervisor had warned me that the Examiners have several weeks to think up awful questions, which might not even have an answer. And that's what happened. In response to several questions I said 'I don't know' and the Examiners would gleefully reply 'Yes. That's right. No one does.', which was meant to be the answer. Afterwards I really felt I had been pushed to the limits of every concept in the thesis, not necessarily in a fair way. That happened because the system is too informal and closed, and so I very much support conducting examinations/vivas along the lines described for the EUI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com